1) Obviate - to make unnecessary

- to remove from the way or path;

:to obviate the necessity of going.

Syn.

Stave off, ward off, avert, anteverting, forestall, anticipate

Thwart,

Debar,

Repress,

impede,

check,

frustrate - to frustrate an opponent

balk,

retard,

deter,

nip in the bud,

stave off,

fend off,

Ant.

permit, aid, ENCOURAGE.

2) Obstreperous - noisy

:obstreperous boys
syn.

boisterous,

vociferous,

raucous;

3) Contumacious - quarrelsome , disobedient

insubordinate,

intractable;

obstinate

Syn. stubborn,

dogged,

pertinacious,

opinionated,

perverse,

cantankerous,

crotchety,

refractory,

unflinching,

tenacious,

mulish,

callous,

relentless,
 recalcitrant,

prejudiced,

bigoted,

dogmatic,

hellbent,

Ant. DOCILE,

submissive,

amenable.

4) Shun - avoid

:Scarcity and want shall shun you

avoid

Syn.

abstain from,

flee from,

evade,

elude,

malinger,

dodge,

desist,

refrain from,
Ant. FACE,

meet,

undertake.

5) Turpitude - (moral) degradation

:the various turpitudes of modern society

disgrace

Syn.

ignominy,

humiliation,

reproach,

odium,

opprobrium,

notoriety,

scorn,

derision,

abuse,

obloquy, ,

contumely,

scandal,

disbarment,
Ant. HONOR,

esteem,

dignity.

6) Tyro - novice

Syn.

beginner,

apprentice; .

Ant. VETERAN,

professional,

expert.

8) Vertigo - giddy (capricious) sensation

-a condition in which one has the feeling of whirling or of having the surroundings whirling
about one,

so that one tends to lose one's balance; dizziness

Syn.

dizziness, reeling, giddiness;

11) Consternation - embarrasment, indignation

-great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered

Syn.

snarling,

embroiling,

14) Dole - give donations to the poor

Syn.

charity

15) Sop - piece of bread soaked in milk , gravy etc

- something given away as a concession ( a bribe)

16) Proclivity - tendency, inclination, penchant

:proclivity to steal

Syn.

natural propensity or inclination;

predisposition

bent

propensity

predilection

penchant

leaning
 proneness

liking,

affinity

whim,

idiosyncras

17) Peremptory - dictatorial

-that cannot be denied, changed, delayed, opposed, etc., as a command

18) Remorse - feeling sad

syn.

compunction,

contrition,

self-reproach,

guilt;

regret

repentance,

100)Pique - irritation

check 19.
19) Irk - irritate

:To see this sight, it irks my very soul.

20) Flippant - lacking seriousness

22) Sporadic - intermittent

-Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

23) Melancholy - gloomy

syn.

depressed,

unhappy,

dispirited

24) Hoax - practical joke,prank

25) Reproach - blame; a disgrace or shame

check 27.

27) Berate - to scold

Syn.
 admonish,

chide,

berate,

chasten,

asperse,

rebuke,

censure,

reprove,

upbraid,

reprimand,

taunt,

cavil,

criticize,

disparage,

lambeste(*)

recriminate,

revile,

rail, (*)

abuse,

objurate,

vituperate,

reprobate,

vilify,

Ant.
 commend,

extoll

113)Lambaste - scold

check 27.

40) Rail - scold

check 27.

28) Noisome - noxious; repulsive

illness

30) Spate - large in number

31) Contrition - penitent

-Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

-Sincere remorse for wrongdoing;

syn.

attrition

repentance

32) Nice - exact, precise

33) Pine - long, yearn, hanker

34) Repine - fret (worry unnecessarily..)

-feel or express unhappiness or discontent.

35) Supine - inactive

36) Cow - terrify someone to a mild extent

39) Stem - prevent, stop, check

41) Ford - to cross something

42) Marshal - arrange

43) Color - misrepresent, distort ( COLOR : OPINION )

44) Champion - propogate, advocate, support

45) Espouse - support

1.To take in marriage; marry.

2.To give (a woman) in marriage.

 3.To give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.

46) Rent - tear apart

47) Precipitate - worsen

48) Pluck - courage

49) Gritty - courageous

50) Grim - serious

51) Mannered - artificial

52) Slack - loose; negligent

56) Stymie - to obstruct

58) Specious - misleading, deceptive

59) Lackadaisical - casual

61) Salutory - beneficial

62) Salacious - vulgar;debauched

63) Homily - sermon

64) Lectern - any table with sloping top

66) Ulterior - wicked

67) Brazen - rude,insolent,effrontery

68) Sheer - complete, absolute (sheer arrogance)

- flimsy, transperent (sheer material)

69) Gossamer - thin cobweb like structures

- light ( Gossamer X Ponderous)

70) Sophist - one who gives clever logic but misleads

71) Qualified - Conditional

72) Provincial - norrowminded

73) Provenance - origin

74) Reconnaissance - survey

75) Meretricious - shallow

76) Specter, Wraith, Phantom, Apparition - ghost

77) Feckless - careless

78) Redress - compensate

79) Putative - assumed, reputed, suppposed

80) Fatuous - silly

82) Disenfranchise - take away the right to vote

83) Suffrage - right to vote in a political election

84) Suffragette - a lady who has fought for right for women to

vote

85) Redoubtable - formidable

86) Unfathomable - not able to be measured or understood

89) Harried - troubled

90) Harpy - greedy;shrew

92) Sedentary - lacking physical activity

93) Sinecure - a well paying job with no responsibility

attached to it

94) Candid - frank

95) Repose - calm

- place on something (repose ur faith on)

96) Repository - a store room

98) Bandanna - a large colored hand kerchief

99) Parguetry - design on the floor using wood

101)Piquant - sharp but pleasant

103)Bridle - restain,constrain

104)Burnish - polish
106)bromide - commonplace, cheerless

107)Sobriquet - nickname

108)Paraphernalia - equipment

109)Syncopate - synchronize

110)Aria - operatic solo

111)Cadence - rhythm

- sudden fall in the pitch

112)Sprout - to grow

115)Callow - immature

Syn.

puerile,

adolescent,

juvenile

116)Mellow - mature

Syn.

mellowed,
 consummated,

Ant.

adolescent.

117)Wizen

-To dry up; wither or shrivel.

:There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen.

118)Gauche - awkward

Syn.

Unskillfull

clumsy,

inept,

maladroit,

gawky,

Ant.

GRACEFUL,

dexterous,

smooth.
119)Skulduggery - cheat

-Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.

120)Dilettante - dabbler

amateur

nonprofessional,

avocational,

amateurish,

unskilled,

121)Virtuoso - master

122)Virtuosity - expertise,skill

Syn.

knack,

flair,

ingenuity,

adroitness,

artifice,
123)Anathema - curse

:the sound of a witch's anathemas in some unknown tongue

Syn.

imprecation,

blasphemy,

profanity,

obscenity,

sacrilege,

execration,

124)Spartan - austere

-Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.

125)Calisthenics - excersises along with music

:Sit-ups, trunk twists, and other calisthenics are demonstrated on the videotape.

Syn.

slimnastics

127)Debacle - defeat

Syn.

failure
 collapse,

fiasco,

rout;

disaster,

calamity,

misfortune,

mishap,

cataclysm,

adversity,

hazard,

holocaust,

affliction,

ruination,

bane,

contretemps,

128)Prelude - that which comes before ( prelude : aftermath)

- An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one;

a preliminary or preface.

Syn.

Preface;

preliminary;
 preamble;

forerunner;

harbinger;

precursor.

129)Aftermath - consequences

1.A period of time following a disastrous event: in the aftermath of war.

Syn.

consequence,

aftereffect,

sequel;

result.

consummation,

emanation,

ensual,

outcome,

denouement,

Ant.

ORIGIN

source,

root.
130)Sphinx - mysterious

1. Mythology. A figure in Egyptian myth having the body of a lion and the head of

a man, ram, or hawk.

2. often Sphinx Greek Mythology. A winged creature having the head of a woman and

the body of a lion, noted for killing those who could not answer its riddle.

3. A puzzling or mysterious person.

Syn.

enigma,

mystery,

riddle,

conundrum,

tangle,

dilemma,

quandary,

labyrinth,

oracle,

cabala,

muddle,

esoterica,

entanglement,

frustration, ,

stumper,

stickler
 sixty-four dollar question

Ant. ANSWER,

solution,

131)Adumbrate - outline

sketch

Syn.

portrayal,

delineation,

croquis (French),

132)Recidivism - to go back to an inferior state

-a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits,

esp. after conviction and punishment.

relapse

Syn.

reversion,

backsliding,
 regression.

133)Surge - move

-To move like advancing waves.

:The fans surged forward to see the movie star.

Syn.

rush